[mythtv-users] HDPVR intermittent failure

[DryHeat122]

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 9:25 AM DryHeat122 <dryheat122 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:58 PM John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 6:43 PM DryHeat122 <dryheat122 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 9:10 PM DryHeat122 <dryheat122 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> [snip]
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>>>> Just to report...I was sitting here watching a recorded program on
>>>> Myth, when I saw an unfamiliar flash over by the equipment. It was HDPVR2
>>>> firing up to record something.  Unfortunately I don't yet have a channel
>>>> change solution (my FireWire seems to have crapped out) but at least the
>>>> recorder looks to be in good working order.  Thank you all so much for the
>>>> input and especially John P for writing then sharing his software.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well guys, I spoke a little too soon. Today after solving my
>>> firewire/channel-change problem, I decided to do a test recording via
>>> myth.  It failed.  I went and tried to do a test recording via command line
>>> and got:
>>>
>>>  $ /opt/Hauppauge/bin/hauppauge2 -s E524-00-00ABAE4A  -i 1 -a 1 -o
>>> /tmp/test.ts
>>> 2020-07-31T17:16:38.480742 CRIT <main> Logger.cpp:83 (setLogLevelFilter)
>>> Changing loglevel to NOTC
>>> 2020-07-31T17:16:38.480920 CRIT <main> hauppauge2.cpp:347 (main)
>>> Starting up
>>> Failed to open dev.
>>> 2020-07-31T17:16:38.489129 CRIT <main> hauppauge2.cpp:355 (main) Device
>>> E524-00-00ABAE4A not found on USB bus.
>>>
>>> I rebooted and tried again.  Same result.  But lsusb finds it:
>>>
>>> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2040:e524 Hauppauge
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>>> Tried the steps under "troubleshooting" on JohnP's the git page.  I
>>> couldn't find the suggested log entry in syslog or mythbackend.log (not
>>> sure what log it's referring to). So I used the bus 1 as given in lsusb.
>>> Still won't do a test recording.
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>>> Before I tried the myth test recording I had gone into setup to make
>>> sure the tuning timeout was 15 sec as suggested.  I found this in
>>> mythtv-setup.log
>>>
>>> /var/log/mythtv/mythtv-setup.log:Jul 31 16:57:21 steve-EP45-UD3P
>>> mythtv-setup.real: mythtv-setup[589]: E ScreenLoad v4l2util.cpp:42 (Open)
>>> V4L2(): Could not open '/opt/Hauppauge/bin/hauppauge2 -c
>>> /opt/Hauppauge/etc/hdpvr2-1.conf': #012#011#011#011eno: No such file or
>>> directory (2)
>>>
>>> But both files are there and seem to have the necessary permissions.
>>> The right serial number is in hdpvr2-1.conf:
>>>
>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1707408 Jul 25 10:57 hauppauge2
>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1940 Jul 27 12:50 hdpvr2-1.conf
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>>> How to proceed?
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>> V4L2() is wrong.  Somehow you have it setup with the wrong tuner "type".
>> That should say Extern, since you are using an External Recorder.  Try
>> deleting that capture device and set it up again.
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>> John
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> I did set it up as an external recorder, but I will delete and try again.
> Before that, though, I would like to be sure I can make a  command line
> test recording.   Any idea why it's saying it can't open
> /opt/Hauppauge/bin/hauppauge2 when it is there and is executable?
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It's because I was not running the command as sudo.  I did so, and can now
get a test recording.

I went through the suggested procedure of  deleting the hdpvr2 card and
recreating the capture card.  I made sure to use the "external (black box)"
card, and the card description says "external."  I am still getting the
same entry in mythtv-setup.log (i.e. with V4L2) ; however, now myth can
tune/record the hdpvr2.  Hopefully it will stay that way.
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